Hi everyone -- Day 1 today was hard. I work a night shift -- 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. I got up and ate bacon eggs, made some tuna salad, made sure I had all the FTS stuff I needed to get through 10 hours of work. About 5:30 though I started feeling sick, shaky, nauseous, even had congestion, and really felt lousy. I did eat tuna salad, and some cheese, and then around 7:00 had a chicken sandwich from wendy's and I did eat the white bun that came with it (shaking head no no no)....BUT I did notice my blood sugar got better about 30-45 minutes after that started feeling less shaky, less sick. That lasted me through until late at night and I had some strawberries. So, all in all, even though I do regret the chicken sandwich choice, I did not binge on anything today like I have been.
I had been on Atkins a couple weeks back in early March and virtually no withdrawal from sugar symptoms, just immediately felt good. My plan for tomorrow is ham and eggs for breakfast, shrimp and vegetables for lunch. I have a salad with me and some FTS recommended LC dressing, and will have some protein snacks with me. Oh yes, and I have more strawberries still stashed in the work refrigerator.
On Monday and Tuesday, there is a lebanese restaurant I go to on way to work. They have chicken breast that is grilled, and this thing called fattoush sald.....has lettuce, veggies, and a lemon and ollive oil dressing....oh and the chicken and the salad have healthy doses of garlic.....yummmmm and the chicken comes with garlic aioli......which is a mayo garlic thing.....so yum....
so that will get me through two more days without any forays to Wendys.....and then i'm off Wed. Thurs. Fri. so that should just about get me through the first week.
Thank you for your kinds responses. I have to tell you it was interesting and fun actually to hear from the people who i read about last night when I started the book last night. And I think it was mouse who suggested I am addicted to sugar... oh boy howdy is that true. Seriously addicted. And it's not just about looks, it's about health, and being so sick of feeling sick.
For years docs have said they suspect I could be diabetic and then they have me take a fasting blood sugar which comes out fine. But I suspect if I had a glucose tolerance test the results might be different. I was googling DIabetes 2 symptoms tonight, and I have all of them except for "unexplained
weight loss." I have the fatigue, headaches, thirst, sick feelings, and have complained about those for years.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh but I'm rambling. I do believe -- and I do so appreciate your encouragement. I do expect these next couple weeks while I detox may be much harder than when I did this in early March, and by only making this a FTS will this be the last time i have to detox from sugar. Looking at the book, I do see getting into the recipes will help me with success. Between now and next Saturday (first day back at work -- in essense "my MONDAY") I need to have tried out some of the recipes to take good, nourishing, FTS safe INTERESTING meals to work with me. That will help me stay on track as a FTS Lifestyle versus a "diet" that I go on and go off. because seriously, today I was sick enough at one point I wanted to go home. I work in public safety where attention to detail is essential for my safety and others, and going home was not an option. I do not want to go through detox again.
Oh, thank you kind souls for listening. Thought of you all during the work shift. I really do want this to be my lifestyle change, and I do want to be healthy and sugar-free.
Nite Nite -- Ohhhhh Happy Easter.!
